02 325i Air pump and diverter valve

The check engine light came on so I took it into the shop.. Turns out that theres a air pump and a diverter valve that inject into the exhaust system to burn up extra hydro carbons. They want to charge me $550 for parts and labor ot replace both the pump and the valve.....

Does anyone know anything about this?

Does that price sound right?

Thanks

Reply to
langjr15
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Yep... "secondary exhaust system" I believe it's called, and $550 is around the same price I was quoted for replacing the pump, valve and hoses.

Reply to
Ivan Marsh

Ok, But I think this is only for the pump and the valve.... Is this something that could be done myself? Or is it the parts that are super expensive?

Thanks - jon

P.S. My car makes this really loud screaming noise right after I start it and I start backing it up. Someone told me that could be related is that true?

Reply to
langjr15

Yep... that's probably the air pump.

Don't know about the 325i but I get a lot of info on my car from this guy's site.

Subject: Secondary emissions air pump replacement procedure

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Reply to
Ivan Marsh

Cool, Im sort of hoping if I get this fixed that the noise will go to. It just happens when I put the car in reverse for some reason though... weird.. anyways I dont know much about these but lets say I do this work myself..... Do I need to reset the codes myself? I imagine a code reader for these cars is super expensive huh?

Reply to
langjr15

Buying a code reader was the first thing I did after I bought my car.

It's about $200 U.S. but saves you that much by the second time you've used it.

Plus you get the peace of mind of being able to tell if the mechanic you take it to is a crook or not. There's no reason you should ever tell your mechanic that you own a code reader.

Reply to
Ivan Marsh

No that is a loose fan belt - tighten (free) or replace ($10 & easy DIY or perhaps $50 in a shop)

Reply to
R. Mark Clayton

Can you elaorate on how to tighten this fan belt? I dont even see any belts when I open the hood. I've worked on cars before just dont know where to look on this one

Thanks - jon

Reply to
langjr15

You can't - it has an automatic tensioner in the form of a jockey pulley. The serpentine belts used don't normally slip unlike the older V-belts. They also have a longer life - about 70,000 miles. Easy enough to change too. But rather more expensive than $10 - at least in the UK.

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Dave Plowman (News)

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